United Nations General Assembly A/HRC/RES/21/28 Distr.: General 11 October 2012 Original: English Human Rights Council Twenty-first session Agenda item 10 Technical assistance and capacity-building Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council 21/28. Technical assistance and capacity-building for South Sudan in the field of human rights The Human Rights Council, Guided by the principles and objectives of the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights and relevant human rights treaties, Emphasizing that States have the primary responsibility for the promotion and protection of all human rights, Welcoming the commitments made by the Government of South Sudan to strengthen national mechanisms of promotion and protection of human rights, and calling on the Government to implement those commitments, Recognizing the challenges of institution- and State-building facing South Sudan, including the protection of civilians, the administration of justice and the rule of law, the protection of the rights of women and the enjoyment of social and economic rights, and commending the steps being taken to address those challenges, Welcoming the establishment of the South Sudan Human Rights Commission, and calling upon both the international community and the Government of South Sudan to support the South Sudan Human Rights Commission, through technical assistance and capacity-building programmes, with a view to ensuring its independence and enabling it to contribute to the promotion and protection of the human rights of the South Sudanese people, in accordance with the Paris Principles, 1. Takes note of the report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on technical assistance and capacity-building for South Sudan in the field of human rights;1  GE.12-17484 The resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council will be contained in the report of the Council on its twenty-first session (A/HRC/21/2), chap. I.